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Nico Claesen

ニコラス・クラエセン　/　にこらす・くらえせん

Association football player from Belgium

October 1, 1962 (age 63)　・　Maasmechelen, Limburg, Belgium

Limburg
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Nico Claesen interests me less as a former Belgian striker and more as a man who stayed in the game once his legs slowed. Going from player to head coach, eventually at RFC Liege, is the unglamorous second act I always admire. Born in 1962 in Maasmechelen, he belongs to a generation that learned football the hard, physical way and then passed it on from the bench. He may not headline highlight reels, but figures like him are the connective tissue of a national footballing culture. I have real respect for the quiet craftsmen who keep the sport's institutions standing.

Overview

Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen (born 1 October 1962) is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nico Claesen
Name (Japanese): ニコラス・クラエセン
Reading: にこらす・くらえせん
Born: October 1, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Tiger
Origin: Maasmechelen, Limburg, Belgium
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A8%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

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